Cheng Ming-chien

Cheng Ming-chien
鄭銘謙
Official portrait, 2024
16th Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024
Prime Minister	Cho Jung-tai
Preceded by	Tsai Ching-hsiang
27th Chief Prosecutor of Taipei
In office 3 May 2023 – 20 May 2024
Justice Minister	Tsai Ching-hsiang
Preceded by	Lin Ban-liang
Succeeded by	Tsai Wei-yi (acting)
5th Director-General of the Agency Against Corruption
In office 31 January 2019 – 19 May 2022
Justice Minister	Tsai Ching-hsiang
Preceded by	Chu Chia-chi
Succeeded by	Chuang Rong-sung
25th Chief Prosecutor of Yunlin
In office 7 May 2015 – 8 July 2018
Justice Minister	Luo Ying-shay Chiu Tai-san
Preceded by	Hung Pei-gen
Succeeded by	Cheng Hsin-hung
Personal details
Born	(1958-10-12) 12 October 1958 (age 66) Taiwan
Political party	Independent

Cheng Ming-chien (Chinese: 鄭銘謙; born 12 October 1958) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician who has served as Minister of Justice since 2024.

Cheng earned a bachelor's degree in law from National Chung Hsing University.^[1]

He led the Ministry of Justice's Agency Against Corruption, was deputy head of the MOJ department of legal affairs, and served as chief prosecutor of Tainan, Yunlin, and Taipei before his appointment as Minister of Justice on 12 April 2024, by premier-designate Cho Jung-tai.^[1][2]